2 people dead in Calgary house fire
Two people died in a Calgary house fire on Wednesday, while two self-evacuated.
The Calgary Fire Department says it received multiple calls about a residence in the 2800 block of 41st Street Southwest having heavy smoke coming from the basement window at around 12:30 a.m. Wednesday.
A neighbour who saw the fire entered the home and pulled a resident out onto the lawn and began performing CPR.
As firefighters arrived, some took over CPR, while others “began an aggressive interior attack” and searched the home for any remaining people, Calgary fire said.
The CFD said firefighters located another individual in the basement of the home, who was quickly removed and given to awaiting AHS crews.
Two individuals self-evacuated and were cleared by AHS on scene.
Calgary fire confirms that the two individuals who were rescued died from their injuries.
An investigation is in progress but no cause of fire has been determined.
The Calgary Fire Department would like to remind Calgarians to have at least two escape routes from their home and a meeting place to confirm all members of the home have gotten out safely. It also recommends having working smoke detectors on all floors of a house.
If anyone has any photos or videos of the fire before fire crews arrived, please email them to piofire@calgary.ca.
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